Category: christian blogger

  • The Invitation..

    The Invitation..

    “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The words of Isaiah 55 remind us that Jesus issues this invitation to all – regardless of race, gender, creed or colour. Jesus calls…

  • Shout for Joy…Advent Joy

    Shout for Joy…Advent Joy

    It’s today we reflect on Joy as the third candle of Advent is lit. This is my shout for Joy today. I’m shouting it out loudly and joyfully so all can hear the good news. God is good, worthy of all praise and glory. He has taken me who was destined for death and judgement…

  • I came, I saw, I conquered..

    I came, I saw, I conquered..

    Alan’s post today about the deeper meaning of the Christmas Carol “O come, O come Emmanuel” which you can read here Considering Carols at Christmas reminded me of this poem I wrote some years ago. Veni Vidi Vici I came, Down from heaven, Expected yet unexpected, Into humanity, Into your lives, A little helpless babe,…

  • Christmas tree festival..

    Christmas tree festival..

    Christmas trees everywhere we looked in Worcester cathedral this year. We had stumbled by accident on the annual Christmas tree festival whilst visiting the Victorian Christmas Fair on Friday. It is one of my favourite Christmas markets where the stallholders dress up in Victorian costumes and it is very atmospheric in the small Worcester lanes…

  • Led by the Spirit..

    Led by the Spirit..

    “Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ These verses really struck me today. Like me,…

  • The Awe and Wonder of Christmas..

    The Awe and Wonder of Christmas..

    Immanuel means God with us. “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Matthew 1:23 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign:the Virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel “.…

  • Help..

    Help..

    Asa called out to the Lord his God, saying, “O Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and the weak; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in and rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord,…